TEKS Grade 8 Science - 8.7.B The Lunar Cycle
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Grade 8
Science (2017)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q 1/10Score 0The diagram below shows four phases of the moon as it revolves around Earth. A student builds a model based on this diagram. The student uses foam balls to represent the moon and Earth and a flashlight to represent the sun. The student should shine the flashlight on the model of Earth from Position —293412
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- Q1The diagram below shows four phases of the moon as it revolves around Earth. A student builds a model based on this diagram. The student uses foam balls to represent the moon and Earth and a flashlight to represent the sun. The student should shine the flashlight on the model of Earth from Position —341260s8.7bEditDelete
- Q2A student keeps a record of the phases of the moon for one month. On the first night of the student’s observations, the full moon is visible in the sky. After the full moon, which of these phases will the student observe next?Waxing crescent moonWaning gibbous moonWaning crescent moonWaxing gibbous moon60s8.7bEditDelete
- Q3A phase of the moon is shown below Which pair of diagrams shows the moon’s phase immediately before and immediately after this phase?#texas/ac6c6c5d-f032-4440-98e7-b9f7ce64d6b7/D.png#texas/ac6c6c5d-f032-4440-98e7-b9f7ce64d6b7/B.png#texas/ac6c6c5d-f032-4440-98e7-b9f7ce64d6b7/A.png#texas/ac6c6c5d-f032-4440-98e7-b9f7ce64d6b7/C.png60s8.7bEditDelete
- Q4On July 4, 1776, the American colonies declared their independence. The table shows the lunar phases for June 1776. What lunar phase occurred on July 4, 1776?Waning gibbousWaning crescentWaxing gibbousWaxing crescent60s8.7bEditDelete
- Q5The diagram below shows four consecutive moon phases. Which of the following diagrams shows the next four moon phases in the correct order?#texas/632248c6-9808-4d50-9821-679b75a3a423/C.png#texas/632248c6-9808-4d50-9821-679b75a3a423/B.png#texas/632248c6-9808-4d50-9821-679b75a3a423/D.png#texas/632248c6-9808-4d50-9821-679b75a3a423/A.png60s8.7bEditDelete
- Q6Two friends want to go for a night hike when there is a full moon in July. If there is a third-quarter moon on July 2, what is the approximate date of the next full moon?July 9July 30July 16July 2360s8.7bEditDelete
- Q7Some students used records from the U.S. Naval Observatory to make the table below of the percent of the moon that was visible on each night in January 2011. Based on these data, what part of the lunar cycle occurred between January 5 and January 7?Full moonWaning crescent moonWaxing crescent moonNew moon60s8.7bEditDelete
- Q8The moon reflects different amounts of sunlight onto Earth at different times. This reflected sunlight is commonly called moonlight. The graph below shows the intensity of moonlight at different times in a lunar cycle. Which moon phase most likely occurs at the time in the cycle represented by an X on the graph?#texas/2a42fdf5-e830-4232-8432-cac9af05cda5/D.png#texas/2a42fdf5-e830-4232-8432-cac9af05cda5/C.png#texas/2a42fdf5-e830-4232-8432-cac9af05cda5/A.png#texas/2a42fdf5-e830-4232-8432-cac9af05cda5/B.png60s8.7bEditDelete
- Q9A student must complete the column of the table that lists the dates of the full moons. What are the most likely dates of the full moons?February 29, March 31, April 29, May 28February 25, March 27, April 25, May 24February 15, March 17, April 15, May 14February 5, March 7, April 5, May 460s8.7bEditDelete
- Q10A student uses paper and fasteners to create a model of Earth, the sun, and the moon. The sun and Earth are attached to the paper background, while the moon is free to revolve around Earth. Which diagram shows the objects arranged so that a new moon would be visible from Earth?#texas/cee0e17f-cc96-4b36-8117-1fad41b50b13/B.png#texas/cee0e17f-cc96-4b36-8117-1fad41b50b13/D.png#texas/cee0e17f-cc96-4b36-8117-1fad41b50b13/C.png#texas/cee0e17f-cc96-4b36-8117-1fad41b50b13/A.png60s8.7bEditDelete
